New Orleans Saints head coach Sean Payton is seen during the second half of an NFL wild-card playoff football game against the Philadelphia Eagles, Saturday, Jan. 4, 2014, in Philadelphia.

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New Orleans Saints coach Sean Payton can be among the most uptight coaches one will come across - even worse than Alabama coach Nick Saban.

That was not the case before and after the franchise's watershed, 26-24 victory at Philadelphia on Saturday - its first road playoff victory in history after going 0-for-5 beginning with a loss at Chicago in 1991, including 0-for-3 since Payton took over in 2006.

Payton, who often says, "Next question," when he does not like the one at hand, played every superstition hand he had with a sense of humor. He spoke of changing the Gatorade color and having his team ...